Gear-cutting machine.



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W. A. JORDAN.

GEAR CUTTING MACHINE.

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R CUTTING MACHINE.

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PATENTED FEB. 19, 1907.

W. A. JORDAN.

GEAR CUTTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED umzs. 1906.

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Witwe/Joao g/V A UNTTED' STATES PATENT oEEioE.

WATSON A.. JORDAN, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR4 TO THE.

STANDARD MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTI- CUT, A CORPORATION OF lCONNECTICUT.

GEAR-CUTTING MACHiNE.

No. 844,729. v

To all whom it may concern.-

citizen .of the United States, and a resident of l will be comparatively simple in construction vthe left of Fig. 1.-

\orm of-slidc, such as would he rc( uiied to produce cuts y like thoseshown in laiik V Bridgeport, in the county of Faireld and l State of Connecticut, have invented certain l new and useful Improvements in Gear-Cutl ting Machines, of which the `following is a l specification. l

My invention relates .to new and useful improvementsin gear cutting or milling machines such as are used in the production of l both regular ard special work, including straight and bevel gears, wheels, and disks with numerous shapes of teeth for use as gears, Mtters, ratcliet-wheels, and the like.

Itis the object of my invention to construct a machine that will cut a large range of sizes and styles of small gears, cutters, and special blanks, which will be automatic in iis operations and requiring v eiy little atten- 5 tion upon the part of .the operator, which i l l l i and inexpensive to build, and iinally a inachine that can be easily changed and adjustedor performing anyone of its several styles of cuts. I Upon the accompanying four sheets of drawings, forming a part of this specilicatioii, similar characters of reference denote like or correspond ng parts throughout the several figures, and of which- 1 Figure 1 shows a plan view of my machine complete. Fig. `2 is a side elevation of the machine as seen from -the near side of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 shows a front elevation as seen from Fi 4is a central vertical sectional view throng the head of theslide and cutter-shaft carried thereon, taken on linej4 4 of Fig. 3. Fi 5 shows a detail of a modified form of gui( e carried on the head of slide, the shape of said guide bein such as to prcduce circular cuts x upon tie blank like that shown in the periphery of the blank V', also shown in said iigure. Fig. is a detached side elevation ofa further modified of same figure. Fig. 7 is a central fragmentary sectional view of the machine, taken on line 7 7 of Fig. 1; and Fig. S is a cross-section taken on line 8 S of Fig. 1-.

Referring in detail to the characters of ref- -v i Specification of Letters Patent. Application led January 29,19%. Serial No. 29g-8.33.9.

Patented Feb. 19, 1907.

cates the bed of the machine, which is supportrd upon legs, as shown.

B represents a driving-shaft that is journaled in bracket C, secured to the bed of the machine. This shaft has a belt-pulley D slidably mounted thereon and conncctible to the shaft B by means of engaging pins E E,

which Contact to form an operative engagenient when the pulley is in its outermost' position, as shown in Iig. 1. Thispulley obviously is designed to be shifted lcngitudinallyj Aupcn the shaft to make andbre'ak connecpulley to engage the same. through the rod connection G against theactiono spring H, which spring o viously tends to disconnect the pulley from the shaft when released. In the starting of the machine the rod G, mounted in bracket I, is shoved backward until the outer end of lever J, pivotcd at K, drops into the notch L of the rtd which holds the saine outward against tho action of the spring H, before mentioned, until such times asl when it is tripped by the indexing mechanisin'of the machine, as will later be more fully explaine d.

The shaft B contains a.v worm M, that meshes with and drives thegear N upon the transverse exim-shaft O, journaled-in brackcts P, secured to the bed of the machine.

Q, R, and S represent Canis upon the shaft for operating the several parts of the machine, as follows: The end cam is engaged by an adjustable stop T on slide in the frame V, secured to the bed of the machine, said slide bein normally held against the cam by the weig t W, connected therewith through a cord, as shown. The formounted l ward end of the slide contains a head the vertical side edges of which' form ways to receive correspond ing ways of the vertical head-I slide A', which carries the cutter-shaft B'.-

S rings C', mounted intermediate ol the top crence marked upon the drawings, A indislide, as is clearly shown in Fig. 4.

The extent of said u ward movement Fig. 4x or may be cut special, as shown in?, Figs. 5 and 6, thus accommodating an sind A orclass of work to be produced. In the oV erav tion of the machine the top surface o. this guide is slidably engaged by the adjustable pin J', carried in the forward end of thc lever pivoted to the lug L upon the tcp of the frame and whose opposite end is engaged by the intermediate cam R. of the cam-shaft. The particular shape of the periphery of this cani is such as to hold the lever in a tixed position throughout the forward movement of vthe reeiprocatiiir slide, but to release said lever, the vertica head-slide, its cutter-shaftand tool during the return movement of the slide, as will be understood.

The vertical head-slide A contains a series of transverse grooves M to receive a correspondin g transverse rib N ol' t he cutter-shaft bracket O and a series of tapped holes to r ceive the ser-ens P', which pass through slots ofthe bracket to secure the saine to tlie'slide, l the construction of said parts being such as to permit the settin or adjusting of the cutter-shaft higher or ower'upon the slide for different-size blanks as iiiight be required. Upon one end of the cutter-sha1" t is mounted a belt pulley Q", by means ol" which the cuttcr-shaft is driven, and upon the other end is attached a cutter it', the particular shape of the teeth of which will obviously vary m accordance Wit-h the style of teeth required upon the gear or wheel to be produced. The cutter and its shaft are also made longitudinelly adlustabli': by moans ot screws S, en-

gaging the vertical slide and carried in bra-ckets T, attached to the opposite ends of the cutter-shaft bracket 0.

S represents an arhor-bracket attached to the bed of the machine; T an arbor; U', a reduced threaded portion of the arbor to receive the gear-blank V. l

W is a tail-stock secured to the hed and supporti!!c a spindle X', which bears a threaded socket to receive the threaded end of the arbor. The end of said spindle prefer- .the forward end of the ablv `.rovide'l with n knol) 7. as shown, by i l f meansot' .i zieh the spindleinejv he turned and and is next .'liusted lengthwise by the screw its sleeve run up against the blank the saine in position.

Upon the rea?" end oi" file arhor S is se cured a ratclietorhfcl A", which is operated by a pawl B, attached to an arin C", pivotcd to the said arbor and. normally held down by "i" to hold a spring D. lThis arm is thrown in a forward direction against 'the action of the spring D by the pin E, slidably mounted in the bed and operated through the lever F pivoted to the stud G, engaged by pin Q beneath the cam S. The stud G is secured through a slot H of the bed by a nut, as shown, wiiich justable stop Z' is also provided adjacent to ever F for limiting the length of movement of said lever, which stop, together with the above stud, serves to!` lengthening and shortening the movement of the arm and pawl, thus increasing or diminishing the amount of the feed for the arbor. These adjustments are only required when changing from one s n '.e f work to another. The teeth of the ratchet are very fine, and for ordinary coarse work several teeth are traversed by the pawl in each feeding operation.

A pin J, secured in the face of ratchet Wheel A,serves to engage the inner end ol the lever J with each complete rota-tion of the said ratchet in a manner to trip the lever and disconnect its outer end from the notch L of the rod G, thus leaving the same free throu h the action of the spring H to disconnect t e shaft and driving-pullcy, thus stopping the machine. l have also proiided a' locking device to engage the ratclz `t-Wheel and hold the arbor against rotation during permits of both the stud and lever being shifted longitudinally. An adthe milling operation, which comprises the following: Upon thel side of the cam' R is located n lug K, which with each rotation of thel caxnstrikcs the lever L", pivoted at M, operating said lever .against the action of the spring N. '.l'he forward end of this lever is operatively connected with a. slide IOS O", mounted in a bracket P, secured to the.

sdeof the trame V. T he lower end of the slide is fitted to engage the toothed fare of the ratchet-whee1 in a manner to prevent the saine from turning while the cutting operation is in progress, but adapted to release the ratchet-wheel with each engagement of the lug K ot the c'am with the lever L" and during the return movement of the reciproeating slide.

A shield R is secured to the trame V by means of screws S (see Figs. 1 and 7) and serves to stop the throw ot' chips from the cutter and prevent their drop1ing into the arbor-feed mechanism.

The operation ot' my machine is as follows: The cutter-shaft bracket is first set to the proper height desired to accommodate the particular sire of blank-to be operated upon S" to bring the cutter into the proper position over thc blank, when the brac et is sccured in position by means of the screws P.

l? the work to be performed is that of plain straghtcuts, as int icated in Figs. 1, 2, and 3,

` shown ig rat 'iet' device from the cam-sha.t S in a nected for starting and running the machine turn is reciprocating movements to the slide U, the

a plain straight-edged guide H', such as is the same figures of the drawings, would b used, whereas if it were a bevel cut 'y that was wanted the inclined guide Hl shown in Fig, 6 would be employed, and if I an oval or rounded tooth a: was desired I should attach the curved-edged guide H shown in, Fig. 5. In the plain straight tooth-cutting operation it is practicable to assemble a series of disks side by side and cut through the lot, the same as it' in a single piece, and likewise 'to rotatably feed the same together, as in the indexing operations. The blanks to be cut are placed upon the reduced end U of the arbor and secured in place by the threaded sleeve Y of the spfndlc carried in the tail-stock. The arbor is alternately operated through the pawl-andway to feed the arbor a given distance during the disengaged return movement of the cutter. rIhc cutter R is driven through its shaft by a belt connection with the pulley Q in a way to continuously operate the same. Asecond belt connection (not shown) is made with the pulley D, which when conoperates the sha-ft B, its worm, t-he gear N, and cam-shaft, imparting a rotary movement thereto, which is continuous throughout the cutting ofa gear, but which is automatically, stopped by the trippn of lever J, the release of rod G, and the clutc connection when th; cutting of the gear is completed. The end cam Q together with the weight W impart forward movement being slow, while the reuick. The cutting operations upon the b lan are ofcourse performed during the slow forward movement of the slide, and during this movement the horizontal position of the cutter is determined by the shape and position of the guide-that is to say, the guide slides alon oeneath the pin of the lever K-and if t e top edge of the guide is straight a strai ht cut is made, whereas ii' it contains a beve or oval raise (see Figs. 5 and 6) roperly located. with relation to the stro e the cutter is forced down gradually gpei'ating in. a corresponding direction. ith' each complete rotation oi the eam-v shaft Q the reciprocating slide makes a re turn operation, a tooth 1s nished, and the ratchet is released and fed forward a proper distance. With each complete rotation of the arbor and the finishing or' a gear the pin J of the ratchet-wheel operates the lever J to release the clutch and stop the machine, exc ept thecutter-shait, which is driven contmuously'.A The finished gear may then be' by the turnin of the spindlel X',

when another blank can he put on, the clutchrod G omatetl to -set the clutch and start Ehe mac e for a further operation, as beore. Y

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a gear-cutting machine, the combination of a bed having brackets secured thereon, an arbor mounted in one of Such brackets, and means for retaining aY gearblank thereon, means for intermittently r0- tating the arbor and blank, a cam-shaft and series of cams, a reciprocatory slide operated by one of such ca ms, a lever' operated by another catn of said shaft, a vertically-movable head carried by the slide with means for normally holdingA it in a raised position, a bracket adjustably attached to the head, a cutter rotatably carried by the bracket, and a guide secured to' the head to engage the lever before mentioned to produce straight horizontal or angular cuts.

2. In a gear-cutting machine, the combination with a reciprocating rotary cutter, of

an arbor lbearing means to receive and retain a gearhl.ink thereon, a pawl-and-ratchct-indexing device for said arbor, a drivlng-shaft, a cam upon the shaft and a lever and sliderod connected to operate `the paw] and second lever-and-rod connection ratchet, a A. with the indexmwratchet wheel' to stop the same and a Aclutcli on the driving mechanismwhereby said lat-ter rod is disconnected with,

each complete rotation of the ratchet-wheel.

3. In a ear-cutting machine, the combination wit a bed, of an arbor to support a gear-blank, of a reciprocating slide mounted to o crate in the bed, a vertically-movable headp carried upon the slide, springs for actuating the head in one direction, acutter'.

carried upon the head adapted to move across the face of the blank, screws for adjusti the cutter both vertically and side.visel wit. re-

lation to the blank, a guide carried by the head having an edge to slidably eng 0e a lever of the machineto'determne the orizontal line of movement of the cutter and a lever and cam for operating said slide and head against action of the springs.

V4. -In a gear-cutting machine, the combi nation with a bed, an arbor supported thereon to support a gear-blank and an indexin de# vice therefor, of a cam-shaft having dr in`g connections, a cam carried on the shaft, a lever connection to said cam for operating the indexing mechanism, a holding device for the indexing` mechanism, a lever-and -eam connection with said shaft for releasingsaid holding device during the indexing operation, a reciprocating slide, a cam and connections for operating the reciprocating slide, a rotary cutter carried by the slide, a cam-and`lever connection for holding the cutter in engagement with a gear-blank during the forward travel of the cutter and adapted to release the cutter from the blank during the return movement. i

V5. In a gear-cutting machine, the combilosJ lio

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nation with 2in1 arbor for supporting a gearblanlf, of a reciprocating slide, a verticallymovahle head carried upon the slide, springs i to mzmmxlly hold the head dieter-deci upward, l a cutter curied by the head adapted to oper- 'ate across the periphery of the blank, a lever l and cam for holdingthe head in a fixed position during the forward travel of the slide, a :f guide carried by the cutter-head having a i special-shaped edge to engage the lever and l cause a downward movement of the cutter l and head against the resistance of thc springs to produce bevel oro-val cuts on the blank by a horizontal ino-vement of the slide.

6. In a. gear-cutting machine, the combination with agear-blank-carrying arbor provided with ixulexing mechanism, oi a rotan` cutter to operate across the periphery of the blank, a vertically-movable headto support l the cutter, a reciprocating slide upon which the head is mounted, a-guide carried upon the head',1 means for adiusting the guide hori zontally, vertically and angularlm a lever against which the guide operates during the reciprocating movement of the mbar, and a -cam to e vage the leur at pnperintervak andhold g cutter in engagement wthth blank during its cutting operation.

7 In a gear-cutting machine, the combi- 2 nation with a blank-carrying arbor having connected indexing mechanism, of a rotary cutter, a. bracket in which the outter-shafti mounted and having transverse ribs, a vertically-movable headeli'de havirgbgrooves to receive the ribs, bolts for detacha ly and ad justably connecting the cutter-bracket to said heal-slide so as t0 adjust the cutter to and. from the center of the arbor in both a vertical and horizontal plane, a reciprocating `ilifde supporting the head-slide, and a lever and cam toengage thehead-elide for causing a downward movement of the cutter at the fiend of its strokes.

Signed at Bridge ont, in the eounty of Fairfield and State-of onneaticut, this 23d day of January, D. 1906.

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C. M. NEWMAN, WILLIAM V. Dnvm.

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